Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 17, 1909, Page 3

HOME CIRCLE AT YULETIDE. ARRANGED BY “DOC.” A Queen at Home. “A woman holds a higher place Than a king upon his throne; He rules his kingdom by his power, She by her love alone. Earth holds no better place than this, No greater power for good, The highest gift God can bestow, A noble womanhood. “This is the work He gives to them, To comfort, guide and bless; To drop on bruised and aching hearts The balm of tenderness. Better to be a queen of home Loving, and brave and true; To live that all may find this world Better because of you. “Better to kiss a little face, Dimpled, and pure and sweet; Better to guide with loving hands, The little, stumbling feet; Better to feel the tender clasp Of soft arms around your neck, Than to sit upon the proudest throne ‘With nations at your beck.” Holiday Greetings. May the time soon come when all the nations of the earth, whatever their boundaries, and whatever their forms of government, can be included under the peaceful and friendly title of “The United States of Christendom.”—Oliver Wendall Holmes. . The United States, the greatest oppor- tunity ever offered to man. Each citizen should urge himself and the nation on- ward in intelligence, industry, honor and henevolence.—David Swing. . A word of Godspeed, and good cheer To all on earth, or far or near, Or friend or foe, or thine or mine, In echo of the voice Divine Heard, when the star bloomed forth and lit The world’s face, with God'’s smile on it. —James Whitcomb Riley. * » % It is my heart-warm and world-em- bracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us—the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the sav- age—may eventually be gathered to- gether in a heaven of everlasting rest, and peace, and bliss, except the inventor of the telephohe.—Mark Twain. Christmas Reveries. Ring out sweet chimes. Ring out clear and loud. Peal forth, sweet Christmas bells. Tell us the old, old, story again: “Glory to God and good will to men.” Fill all the land with your melody sweet, and let heaven come nearer to earth on this good Christmas time. Is there a heart not in unison with your music, at this happy Christmas time? The stars glitter, and the earth is glorified, and the lights throw long, bright rays on the snowy path, and the mother's . . 1 face is pressed to the window pane to catch the first glimpse of her loved, long- absent ones. Joy to the mother, they are here! and thy aged heart is full of sweet peace. Surely heaven is nearer to earth for thee. “Christmas eve” the wonderous Santa Claus comes to the children with thee. ‘What visions of dolls, games, books, candies, and all sorts of goodies; drums; trumpets, with all sorts of squeaks and discordant blasts; and the wonderful Christmas tree with its brilliant lights, _— gay colors and mysterious packages, some of which may contain the long- wished-for skates or huge jackknives. It is all enchantment, all the color of the rose, the rainbow that spans their young lives. Not all the agony in the manger, all jthe wonder of the story of the Star of Bethlehem, of the following and guiding of the wise men to the lowly cradle of the coming King; not all the sad beauty of the old, old story can fully satisfy the juvenlile heart like these. But are we not all children of a larger growth? In spite of the solemnity of the occas- sion, in spite of its deep and tender mean- ing, the gifts and merrymaking are all dear to us, children in heart as we are. Christmas most truly belongs to the children. It celebrates the event of the Christ child, to whom the wise men brought gifts, and the shepherds came and worshipped. Would that every child in this land of abundance might receive the little portion that is necessary to fill the heart with joy, and chase the sobs and tears away. It takes so little to open the founts of joy of a child, it would seem so small a portion would fall to the lot of every child. But alas, some will be burdened with gifts till they weary in counting them, and others—what a disappointing Christmas it will be to them. Cannot we be thoughtful one of another and share our blessings with those less favored and thus make our Christmas more truly happy for ourselves and merry for many others. Where in all humanity is there greater longing, dearer expectations, sweeter hope than in the heart of a child on Christmas morn? But in all the world there is no look so sad, no sob so stabbing, as are called forth by the empty stocking. LY ‘Who would take away the faith that a child has in this mysterious personage, Santa Claus, myth though he be, and who would take from weak and frail humanity that larger, sweeter trust in the eternal goodness? “I know not where his islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care.” P The best part of the holiday season, perhaps, is the opportunity it gives for home gatherings and family reunions that in these busy days are all too few. Many a young man finds time to get back to the old hearthstone and sit down in the family circle who, if the holidays were ommitted, would be kept strictly at his tasks. All the schools are dismissed, boys and girls are at home, teachers likewise are off duty, and, with no care pressing, in thousands of places parents and children ] have happy times together for which they i may thank the festive season. There are other unions and reunions, all | of them pleasant and helpful, but there is hardly any such joy to youth in this world as that of getting back to the fire- | side where he was reared. There is a rest there for him, a perfection of peace such as that, no matter how prosperous he may be in his pursuits, never come to | him any place else. ! Greatly to be pitied is he for whom no | door of the early home is open, or against | whom it is blown shut by the pitiless [smrms that beset him. "7 7 A Wash Twice a Year, A charming Hungarian countess once said to me, “What is so nice about the men from England is that they look so clean, as if they had just come from a swim.” Of course we pride ourselves on our morning tubs, splash and splutter and shiver and pol- ish up with rough towels. “What dirty people those English are,” remarked an Italian, “when they find it neces- sary to wash all over every day! Why, I only wash twice a year!” I have met Chinese who regard washing all over as a proceeding decidedly im- proper. A Chinese is washed when he is born, and he has no other altogether wash till he is dead. But we British people have adopted cleanliness only of recent years. Small houses have their bathrooms, but very few houses built over half a century ago were pro- vided with bathrooms. I suppose those must have been the days of the Saturday night wash in the kitchen. Certainly our gay cavaller ancestors in silks and ruffles must have been a dirty gang. Handkerchiefs were not invented, and the velvet cloaks must often have been greasy. The rollick- ' ing old times were very dirty old times.—“Baths, Pleasant and Other- ‘Wwise.” The Don't Worry Theory. *The usual advice given to the wor- rier is, “Don’t worry.” This advice is foolish because impractical. No one can stop thinking one type of thought except by substituting for it another. Besides, it is dangerous advice, for, even supposing one could mechanical- Iy put an end to a worrying state of mind, he would simply be like an en- gineer who should plant himself on the safety valve of his engine. The energy expended in worry, turned inward on itself, would tear the mental mechan- ism to pieces. No! What the wor- ried man or woman needs evidently is to be taught how to find a health- ful outlet for his or her nervous power thus going to waste. If we say “Don’t Wworry,” let us also be careful to add.| “But work,” and let us also point out what kind of work should be under- taken and the spirit in which it ought to be done. In other words, what the worrier needs is re-education.—Rev. S. 8. McComb in Harper's Bazar. dJefferson Davis’ Ambition. Jefferson Davis was a man of most sincere conviction and courageous ac-| tion, and when the Southern Confeder- acy was about to be organized his sin- gle ambition was the command of the Confederate army. This 1 had from his own lips at his residence at Beau- voir, Miss., some fifteen years after the war. He told me that when he started for Montgomery, Ala., when| the movement began for the organi-| zation of the Confederacy he hoped to| be called to the command of the army, but before he reached Montgomery hei | was advised of his election as pro- ! visionary president. When he reached the new capital of the Confederacy | he found it impossible to change condi- tions, and he was compelled to accept i the presidency, and he entered upon | that duty as conscientiously as any| | public man ever entered upon an of- ficlal career.—Colonel A. K. McClure jin “Confederate Veterans.” Low Necked Dresses. ] In the early days of Pennsylvania | there was a law, as we learn from | documents in the state department, which stated as follows: “That if any white female of ten years or upward i should appear in any public street, lane, highway, church, courthouse, tav- ern, ball, theater or any other place | of public resort with naked shoulders | —1. e, low necked dresses—being able to purchase necessary clothing, she | shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less | | than $100 nor more than $200.” | s B e, i W L Half the Battle. -~ *1f 1 were you,” said the old bache- 2 Handicapped. . Judge—Remember, witness, you are lor to the benedict, “I’d either rule or | worn to tell the truth, and nothing but know why.” the truth. Witness—Judge, I am try- * P the reply, “as I already |ing my durndest to do it, but thaf ple knxeltvhyvra; su;po::’ that's half the |faced slob of a lawyer there won't let battle{”—Atlanta Constitution. . mel—Chicago Tribune. An Anomalous One. “Pop, wot’s an anomaly ?” “An anomaly,” answered the chsuf- feur, “is 2 man who keeps an automo- bile without kicking about the cost of repairs.” — New Orleans Times-Demo- crat. Didn’t Want to Be Left. Miss Vere—Mr. Desmond, why aia you go to the dining doom before you greeted the hostess? Mr. Desmond— Well, the hostess will keep, but the re- freshments seemed to be getting away. ~London Telegraph. 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Ultra fashions for college and high school wearers; $10 to $25 Full line of Suits and Overcoats $10 o $15 These are exceptionally good values Good Things for Young and Old Men $110 $5 Smoking Jackets $5 to $10 Fancy Vests $2 t0 $5 Money Cheerfully Re- funded BROS. As costly great quality Coats Suit Cases $1.50 to $10 Underwear 50c to $5